Celebration Cupcakes Caerphilly
I want to discuss celebration cupcakes caerphilly as that is where I am based. Cupcakes are great for a party, gift, or any occasion. They are so versatile and so tasty. Cupcakes can be made in any flavour from Vanilla to funfetti or rainbow. The most popular flavour I find is vanilla followed by chocolate then red velvet. Talking about buttercream flavours I find the most popular is Madascan vanilla then chocolate or chocolate orange, followed by raspberry and caramel. Lemon and coffee are down at the bottom of the list. Each person is different and maybe in other parts of the country flavours are more popular. Cupcakes can be decorated with fondant maybe animals or other designs.
The most popular trend at the moment is buttercream designs in different colours and flavours decorated with sprinkles, chocolate pieces or sweets. They look so pretty in different colours and even flavours. You have to be careful with putting chocolate and sweets on as some of them contain different allergens including wheat, nuts and peanuts as well as soya and milk. I have to make a chocolate drip cake soon decorated with different types of chocolate. I have to make sure they don’t contain nuts and peanuts so I will have a shopping day looking in the shops and supermarkets for them making sure I read all the labels carefully. I can’t even buy may contain.
Cupcakes are so easy to make and the fondant toppers should be made beforehand and allowed to dry on both sides. By doing this you don’t get the buttercream soaking into the topper and the topper going too soft and soggy. I always make my toppers a week before to allow them to set. This is why you need to plan. Especially at busy times of the year, for me this is Mother’s day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas. Toppers everywhere. another favourite I get asked for is cupcake bouquets or posy’s. They are great for a gift and I also make them to go in a bag, bouquets of 4. They actually look like a real bouquet. I also make them in a pot and sell with a packet of rocket seeds as the pot can be used later for growing the seeds in, a way of recycling.
The buttercream flowers are piped with Russian tubes or flower tube and can be piped straight onto the cake or on a flower nail, refrigerated then when hardened assembled onto the cake. one of my creations I have posted below. a birthday box which went out recently, so pretty, in pastel colours. I am pretty local making celebration cupcakes caerphilly and deliver to the Newbridge area for free and other areas in the caerphilly area for a small fee. Interested in ordering then message me?
Have a look at my Facebook page for more designs https://www.facebook.com/ConfectioneryandTraining
Hope you enjoy eating or even making cupcakes
Happy baking
Caroline xx
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